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When I was on vacation in Cancun, Mexico recently, I took lots of pictures of my friends, my husband, and the beautiful landscape.
Whenever one of us took a great picture, we shared it with the group.
By now I’m sure your social media streams are flooded with kids going to camp photos and all the fabulous vacation snapshots from Italy and other fabulous locations. Mine sure has.
As much as I love planning and scheduling, even I find the big push to make the most of your summer a little tiring. I read an article recently that really summed up my feelings on the issue. Kristin Hewitt, a sports reporter and blogger, announced that her family would being ‘doing nothing’ for the summer. She explains that rather than scheduling every free moment of her children’s lives, the summer would be better spent getting in some R&R and letting the kids decide what they wanted to do. Read more
Paula & Jay in Puerto Rico
I have a tendency to always feel like I should be doing something…at all times.
“Isn’t there an email I can write back to?”
“I must have an article I’ve been meaning to read around here somewhere.”
“Oh I’ll just straighten up my desk a bit — I have a few minutes.”
This is the ongoing dialogue in my head most days.
Even on vacation.
I recently went to Puerto Rico with my hubby for some much-needed rest and relaxation. I’d been having a bit of an overload beforehand and feeling like I needed to cut myself off from networking and being a social butterfly. So it came at the perfect time. We visited the resort where we got married almost 7 years ago so it was nice to be back in a place we hold so close to our hearts.
Typically I’d be in a bit of an anxious mode thinking I’m wasting time laying on the beach (I know, it’s kind of crazy) and not writing blog posts, guest posts for websites or brainstorming something! Read more